Thursday, April 8, 2010

**Disclaimer: The Chamber Chat is a courtesy service. Our goal is to be short and readable with pass-along information and reminders requested from members. This service is being provided in lieu of forwarding e-mails directly to you. Thank you for reading our chat!

Spring CleaningClosures! (Please send us your information!)

To date:

Restaurants:

Bulow's Bistro will be closed April 17to Memorial Day.

Outlaw will be closed April 4- 15, reopening on the 16th.

Hot Springs Swim & Snack will be closed while the Pool is closedApril 12-20.

Otherwise we are open 7 days a week!

Ouray Ski Hill and Sledding Hill - Closed for the season

Retail:

The Blue Pear- Closing for store rearranging and Spring cleaning April 4- 21. Reopen April 22. If you see Michelle there during this time and need something, the cash register is always ready! :)

IN THIS ISSUE:

SAN JUAN BUSINESS RENDEZVOUS this Friday!

CANCELLED - County Business Showcase & Job Fair, Sat.

Business Round Table

Ouray County 3/50 Shop Local Campaign Meeting (3/50 G.A.S. just ask!)

Business After Hours – Ouray Family Medicine – April 21!

3rd Annual Free Community Shred Event

Wright Opera House Spring Concerts

Varooms and Balloons Festival

Business After Hours-Blue Pear

"The Golden Ticket"

Links to members

OCRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

For other current Calendar of Event items, please see

OurayColorado.com

Features and other notices:

FIRST ANNUAL SAN JUAN BUSINESS RENDEZVOUS

Presented by the Ouray Business Round Table & Ouray Community

Development Committee in collaboration with the Ridgway Chamber of

Commerce Business Showcase (Saturday, April 10, 2010)

WHEN: Friday, April 9th, 2010

WHERE: Ouray Community Center, 340 6th Ave on the second floor

(above the EMS garages), Ouray, CO

TIME: 8:30am - 1:00pm

2010 THEME:

The towns of the San Juan Mountains are unique, diverse and interconnected. Likewise, our various business sectors work individually, yet contribute to create a complete sense of community. The intention of the San Juan Business Rendezvous is to explore these connections and ways to enhance and strengthen them. We have sought a diverse panel of experts from the Lodging, Film, Non-Profit, Internet Marketing, Real Estate, Agriculture, and Government industries, to address this concept.

PANEL MEMBERS:

▫ Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association, Christine O'Donnell

▫ Colorado Small Business Development Centers, Marilyn Laverty, Director,

April 21 - Business Round Table – 8-9:30, Ouray Community Center. Open to everyone.

April 21 - Ouray County 3/50 Shop Local Campaign Meeting(Come get your G.A.S.)Ouray Community Center, following Business Round Table.What three services would you miss if they were not here? Think locally, buy locally. Join your community in strategic planning sessions for our local 3/50 Campaign. For details: 350project.net for details. Call 325-4746 for more information. Open to the community.

April 21-Business After Hours-Ouray Family Medicine1st Anniversary. Come visit and get to know us. 5:30-7:30, 325-9900, 824 Main St. mineralfarmer@ouraynet.com

April 24- 3rd Annual Free Community Shred Event:

Do you have old tax documents, bank statements, credit card solicitations, medical records, and other personal documents needing to be destroyed? Alpine Bank is hosting its 3rd Annual Free Community Shred Event open to the public at the following Alpine Bank locations:

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Ridgway – 119 Liddell Drive

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Ouray – 917 Main Street

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

All documents will be shredded on-site by Colorado Document Security. There is no need to remove papers from file folders, take out staples, or remove paperclips as the materials can run through the shredder.After the documents are shredded, they are recycled. Please limit your shred to seven boxes per person. For further information about the Shred Events, contact Carolee at 254-2734.

May 12 - Business After Hours-Blue Pear - 5:30 – 7:30, 450 Main St, Ouray , 325-0450, thebluepear@yahoo.com. Dip into the hip! See what Blue Pear has been up to with new inventory and goodies to snack on!

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

**Disclaimer: The Chamber Chat is a courtesy service. Our goal is to be short and readable with pass-along information and reminders requested from members. This service is being provided in lieu of forwarding e-mails directly to you. Thank you for reading our chat!

The towns of the San Juan Mountains are unique, diverse and interconnected. Likewise, our various business sectors work individually, yet contribute to create a complete sense of community. The intention of the San Juan Business Rendezvous is to explore these connections and ways to enhance and strengthen them. We have sought a diverse panel of experts from the Lodging, Film, Non-Profit, Internet Marketing, Real Estate, Agriculture, and Government industries, to address this concept.

The Ouray County Business Showcase and Job Fair will be April 10, 10am-3pm at the 4-H Events Center, Ridgway. The fee for participation in this event: $25 for OCRA or RACC members, $100 for non-members with a $50 credit toward membership. This is an opportunity for local Ouray County Businesses and businesses serving Ouray County to display their goods and services in a trade fair setting. Job seeking businesses are encouraged to have their job descriptions and applications available. Sponsored by the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce, Ouray Chamber Resort Association and the Ouray Business Roundtable. This event is open and free to the public.

If you are interested in participating in this year's event, please contact RACC at racc@ridgwaycolorado.com or 970 626-5181.